tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post1084162092468258694..comments2024-03-28T17:03:33.054+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Oh Yeah, That Zen ThingSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2655682768176666032012-09-29T01:47:11.376+01:002012-09-29T01:47:11.376+01:00Have you read "Hardcore Zen"?Have you read "Hardcore Zen"?Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15347332821606926732012-09-28T16:50:40.996+01:002012-09-28T16:50:40.996+01:00HOPETOWN ST. The woman walking looking centuries o...HOPETOWN ST. The woman walking looking centuries old in her being and fashion- great photo! The practice thing- if it feels good , do it. Walking meditation seems to be better suited to you, or a ride down the Thames...life is too short to not enjoy every waking moment. I feel like I am here by accident- here at this big party somebody is throwing ...I am not on the clean up committee nor am I footing the bill...just here having a great time, not even wondering who or what is behind the whole thing. It's just cool and like walking in Norway- where every walk is uphill and strenuous and utterly gorgeous.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6430961783029006242012-09-28T14:38:50.565+01:002012-09-28T14:38:50.565+01:00I totally get it. I've never been able to dev...I totally get it. I've never been able to develop a habit of meditation though I have attempted it many times in my life. sometimes I wonder about the wisdom of it, the sitting for long hours trying not to be in this world. I mean, we incarnate in order to experience and learn for our personal betterment, right? I know that meditating can bring us closer to the source but walking in the woods or paddling down a river or gardening does too. And mindfulness. is meditation the only way to achieve mindfulness? I try to just 'be here now'. I suppose I do a sort of meditation when I am working on my art...drawing or making models or filling molds...though it's more of a narrowly focused attention rather than trying to achieve emptiness. So, no guilt needed. It sounds to me like you are still fully in your practice.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36219391139001763782012-09-28T13:35:23.823+01:002012-09-28T13:35:23.823+01:00You do a walking practice, perhaps, among other th...You do a walking practice, perhaps, among other things. One of my dearest, longest-in-years-friends has been sitting every morning (almost) for most of his life now. He is one of the most beautiful men I know, will ever know. But he has had his moments, believe me. I think he would agree with you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29194029070736920712012-09-28T12:48:05.597+01:002012-09-28T12:48:05.597+01:00Lazy is the last word I would ever associate with ...Lazy is the last word I would ever associate with you. This is the deeper wisdom you're describing. You are noticing which is what sitting practice is meant to cultivate. Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-78659951446016490792012-09-28T07:08:02.628+01:002012-09-28T07:08:02.628+01:00Sounds as though your practice right now is a movi...Sounds as though your practice right now is a moving meditation, mindfulness and breath and a kind intent as you go about your life. This is as beautiful and sacred in its way as the sitting, or so I have come to believe. xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com